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Cranford Community College

Academy converter · Hounslow · TW5 9PD

Ages 11–18 · 1,567 pupils · Hounslow

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Ofsted

Strong standard

Attainment 8

54.0

Overall absence

5.9%

Admissions demand

0.89 · Often has places

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Strong standard

Inspection date

2026-05-12

  • AchievementStrong standard
  • Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
  • InclusionExceptional
  • Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
  • Personal development and wellbeingExceptional
  • Leadership and governanceStrong standard

Safeguarding standards: Met

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 4 (2023/24)

Progress 8+0.60
−20+2
Attainment 854.0
English & maths grade 5+67%
English & maths grade 4+82%
EBacc entry96%

EBacc APS: 5.1

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)15.9%
Unauthorised2.6%
Authorised absence
3.3%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.8%
Enrolments in measure
1,068

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for secondary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.89 · Often has places

1st preferences

173

Places offered

201

1st-preference offers

155

Total preferences (any rank)
618
Preferred offers (top 3)
201
Applications from outside LA
220
Offers to outside-LA applicants
48
Admissions policy (GIAS)
Non-selective

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill114%

1,567 pupils · 1,380 places

Pupils on roll
1,567
Boys / girls
792 / 775
School capacity
1,380
Capacity fill
1,567 / 1,380 (114%)
Free school meals
29.9%
FSM pupils
312
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 11–18

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth formHas a sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: CRANFORD COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Academy trust
CRANFORD COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Headteacher
Mr Robert Ind & Ms Rita Berndt

Location

Address
High Street, Cranford
Postcode
TW5 9PD
Town
Hounslow
County
Middlesex
Local authority
Hounslow
District
Hounslow
Constituency
Feltham and Heston
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

SEN & specialist provision

As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

SEN types
ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Special classes
No Special Classes
Resourced provision
SEN unit
SEN unit places
15 on roll / 15 capacity

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy converter (secondary), Ages 11–18, in Hounslow, Hounslow, 1,567 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 29.9%. SEN provision includes: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder.

Open schools in Hounslow
29
Secondary schools in Hounslow
7
Academies among open schools in Hounslow
24% (7)
Open schools in TW5
12
Secondary in TW5
2
Open schools in Hounslow LA
90
Secondary in Hounslow LA
18

Nearby secondary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Robert Ind & Ms Rita Berndt
Telephone
02088972001
Website
http://www.cranford.hounslow.sch.uk/

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